Tension in a ropa to form transverse waves

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Homework Statement


With what tension must a rope with length 2.20m and mass 0.100kg be stretched for transverse waves of frequency 43.0Hz to have a wavelength of 0.700m?


Homework Equations


No idea

The Attempt at a Solution


I am completely oblivious as to where to start this question. I always like to have an attempt at a solution when I post, unfortunately I don't know where to begin.
Any help with relevant equations would be greatly appreciated as my physics class has yet to cover relation between tension and transverse waves.
 
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After some rooting around and Wiki (how I love Wiki) I found that:
v=√T/μ
Where μ is mass per unit length.
v=λf
I plugged in the values for λ (wavelength) and f (frequency) to solve for velocity.
Then I symbolically solved the first equation for T:
T=v2

And BAM I got tension.
Hopes this helps anyone else with this same problem :-)
 

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